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AC Schnitzer Mini Cooper S convertible - Click above for a high-res image gallery

From the base model all the way up to the JCW, there's no shortage of trim levels available for the Mini and its various body-styles. But if you're looking for something a little different, BMW tuner par excellence AC Schnitzer has released a full tuning package for the latest R57 Mini Cabrio.

The treats start under the hood, where Schnitzer takes the Cooper S and pumps it up from 175 horsepower (good) to 208 horsepower for the domestic market (better) or 226 horsepower for export (booyah!). Not the kind of tuning house to tweak the engine and leave the rest untouched, AC's also offering a limited slip differential, an adjustable suspension setup, a sport exhaust. Naturally, the buyer can trim out their Cooper with manner of visual upgrades, too, from the aero package to the various rolling stock options and all the requisite decals and interior trim touches.


Gallery: AC Schnitzer Mini Cooper S cabrio


[Source: AC Schnitzer]

Little Schnitzer: German tuner tweaks the Mini Cabrio originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 04 Jun 2009 12:57:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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2009 MINI Life Ball by The Blonds - Click above to view in high resolution

If you were waiting for that grand-prix-edition Mini to hit the roads, you may want to wait a little longer, 'cause this ain't it. What you're looking at instead is a (thankfully) unique MINI cabrio prepared for Life Ball 2009.

MINI has participated in the premier European AIDS fundraiser the past nine years, annually commissioning another designer to reinterpret its fashionable little retromobile. Previous editions were designed by Diesel (long before the Diesel Fiat 500), Versace (before teaming up with Lamborghini) and Agent Provocateur (which tickled Max Mosley pink), to name just a few. This year, however, Mini solicited the - um -- "talents" of Hollywood fashion icons The Blonds, known among the red carpet crowd for dressing top pop stars. Their inspiration for the pink leopard-print 2009 Life Ball MINI, believe it or not, was neither cartoon panther nor French detective, but Katy Perry, the singer popularized by the hit song "I Kissed a Girl", who will perform at the gala in Vienna on May 16, where the car will then be raffled off to raise money to combat HIV/AIDS. More details in the press release after the jump.

[Source: MINI]

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Pink Panther: MINI reveals designer special for Life Ball 2009 originally appeared on Autoblog on Sun, 03 May 2009 13:07:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Click above to watch the 2009 MINI Cooper Convertible brave the car wash with the top down

The new for 2009 MINI Cooper Cabrio is fashionable, ecologically friendly, and ready for open-air fun. While the new MINI drop-top is many things to many people, its still not a good idea to head through a car wash with the top down. That is, unless you're MINI and you're trying to drive home the marketing pitch "Always Open" with a viral video. Hit the jump to view MINI's a minute and a half clib of a brand new MINI Cabrio going through a car wash with the top down. The guys in the car seem to be having a good time, but we're not so sure this looks like much fun. On the flip side, it does kind of satisfy that twelve-year-old urge we once had to go through the car wash in a convertible. Please don't try this at home. Thanks for the tip, Andreas.

Continue reading VIDEO: How not to wash your new MINI convertible

VIDEO: How not to wash your new MINI convertible originally appeared on Autoblog on Wed, 28 Jan 2009 10:04:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Click for a hi-res gallery of the JCW MINI

Step into a MINI dealership as of next spring and ask for "the works", and there'll be a new option at your disposal: the John Cooper Works MINI convertible, which Inside Line reports will be unveiled in March at the Geneva Motor Show.

The drop-top Works will, by and large, share the same mechanics as the Cooper cabrio (for bodystyle) and the 208hp JCW hatchback (for go-fast bits), with the possible addition of the optional front sway bar as standard to keep the body rigid. An extra 220 pounds of weight is tipped to make the run to sixty 0.3 seconds slower than the hard-top; at about 6.5 seconds, tied with the bigger JCW Clubman. Price is anticipated to begin at $33,000 - pretty steep for a MINI, but a tantalizing choice - with a vast catalog of accessories and options available on top of that. Of the 240,000 MINIs built each year, only 12,000 of those will be earmarked for "the works", only 4,000 of those as JCW cabrios, with just 1200 anticipated to make it stateside, so if you want one, better call your MINI store now.

[Source: Inside Line]

JCW MINI Cabrio coming to Geneva '09 originally appeared on Autoblog on Wed, 23 Jul 2008 13:42:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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